Is it a good idea to also store ZLT's?

[pax-eterna]

I am in the process of fully resetting the Stage Settings to all the sounds I want (btw BIG thanks for the PC editor - makes this task a "walk in the park" )

 

anyway,  I have got all the ZPF files successfully loaded, but the question is do I also need to save the associated ZLT files, and if so why? Just asking so I can get a full understanding of the PX operations.

 

Oh and I note that a ZAL file cannot be saved /loaded by the PC editor - maybe this ability could be added to the software at some version update point in the future?

 

Thanks

[User 29303]

If you recall a stage setting all the tones are inside of coursw if. You change a setup and there was a tone inside stored as ztl then you needvto have this tone on place

[pax-eterna]

Sorry I did not understand that completely, but I think I get the gist - so not really necessary then.

[User 29303]

Not really but if you like the tones you create to use them i another stage you have to save them on your px5 because if you loose a stage for example writing a new stage over a old one you also have lost the tones inside the old stage ..

[pax-eterna]

Thanks , yeah I get that. I will probs run my system as ZAL files from a USB drive. As I play solo combos (left hand basslines/right hand keys - keys/guitar - bass/keys/guitar) I usually run setups, and as 4 banks of Stage Settings have now been taken up with solo sounds, I don't have a lot of room left.Apparently ZAL files only take a few seconds to load.

 

I am at present investigating loading a ZPF remotely via MIDI from the iPad, but I don't think it is possible - still looking through the midi spec document.